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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Steve H on October 04, 2018, 11:57:53 AM

Title: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Steve H on October 04, 2018, 11:57:53 AM
Which would be abbasolutely fabulous!  ;D  ;D  ;D
https://evolvepolitics.com/abba-could-sue-the-tories-over-theresa-mays-dancing-queen-tory-conference-stunt/
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on October 04, 2018, 12:12:00 PM
Sorry the link seems to be broken.

I would not have thought that ABBA needed the money. If anybody should sue Mrs May it should have been the young lady who was the lead dancer in the 1976 promo film.
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Steve H on October 04, 2018, 12:17:41 PM
The link works for me.
It's not aquestion of the money, but of protecting their copyright. According to the article, a Danish far-right party used one of their songs without permission, and they sued them, because they never give permission for any of their songs to be used in a political context.
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on October 04, 2018, 05:08:29 PM
The link works for me.
It's not aquestion of the money, but of protecting their copyright. According to the article, a Danish far-right party used one of their songs without permission, and they sued them, because they never give permission for any of their songs to be used in a political context.

Back in the year erm, Justin Hayward complained to the American military because they had used his song "Dawning is the Day" to back a recruitment ad without asking his permission.

(To my ear it is not even one of his better numbers).
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Gordon on October 04, 2018, 05:16:44 PM
I'd have thought a better choice, given the current circs, would the the Stones 'You Can't Always Get What You Want'.

It was cringeworthy and someone in Tory HQ needs their collar felt (plus I can't stand ABBA anyway).
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Rhiannon on October 04, 2018, 05:17:46 PM
The link works for me.
It's not aquestion of the money, but of protecting their copyright. According to the article, a Danish far-right party used one of their songs without permission, and they sued them, because they never give permission for any of their songs to be used in a political context.

Link works for me too. Am staggered that they didn't ask permission. What a bunch of muppets.
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: wigginhall on October 04, 2018, 05:32:30 PM
Copyright for pop is fierce.  I remember trying to get permission for a few lines in a book, and after several months of lawyer's letters, we gave up.  Yes, muppets.
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Robbie on October 04, 2018, 05:47:47 PM
Mama mia!

Will D Ream sue Tony Blair for, "Things can only get better" ?

Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Rhiannon on October 04, 2018, 07:02:12 PM
Mama mia!

Will D Ream sue Tony Blair for, "Things can only get better" ?

No.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jun/05/how-we-made-d-ream-things-can-only-get-better-tony-blair-election-alistair-campbell-
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Steve H on October 04, 2018, 07:13:42 PM
Link works for me too. Am staggered that they didn't ask permission. What a bunch of muppets.
And that on top of their app which gave away thousands of private personal details, and may cost them a big fine.
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on October 05, 2018, 01:46:36 PM
Mama mia!

Will D Ream sue Tony Blair for, "Things can only get better" ?

Dream?

https://youtu.be/IDjI3SD4Cr4
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: ProfessorDavey on October 05, 2018, 01:50:32 PM
Dream?

https://youtu.be/IDjI3SD4Cr4
No D Ream

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Ream
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on October 05, 2018, 03:05:13 PM
No D Ream

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Ream

OK thanks for the correction.
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Steve H on October 05, 2018, 04:07:06 PM
D:Ream, actually. Professor Brian Cox, the brainiac who presents science programmes and works at Cern was their keyboard player for a few years.
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: ProfessorDavey on October 05, 2018, 04:31:28 PM
D:Ream, actually. Professor Brian Cox, the brainiac who presents science programmes and works at Cern was their keyboard player for a few years.
Indeed he was
Title: Re: ABBA could sue the Tories!
Post by: Robbie on October 05, 2018, 04:58:51 PM
No.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jun/05/how-we-made-d-ream-things-can-only-get-better-tony-blair-election-alistair-campbell-

Glad to hear it!
(Tho' would be interesting if they hadn't....)

D:Ream, actually. Professor Brian Cox, the brainiac who presents science programmes and works at Cern was their keyboard player for a few years.

Well I never. Not a lotta people know that.

(When I think of Brian Cox I don't automatically think of the physicist but of the Scottish actor. Not relevant to this thread.)